Repeating firearm.



N o.882,563. PATENTED MAR.24,1908. L.L.HEPBURN.

- REPEATING FIREARM. APPLIOATION FILED APR. 4, 1907.

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No. 882,563. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908. .L.L.HEPBURN. REPBATING FIREARM.

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I IIIIIIIIIIIIHIWIIHIIM-llllllll UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS L. HEPBURN, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE MARLINFIREARMS COMPANY, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OFCONNECTICUT.

REPEATING FIREARM.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEwrs L. HEPBURN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Haven, New Haven county, Connecticut, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Repeating Firearms, of whichthefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in fire-arms, particularly of therepeating takedownl type. This invention is essentially an improvement011 the take-down construction shown in my former patent No. 584,177,and among the objects, is to provide a longer and hence more positiveconnection between take-down parts.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of thereceiver portions assembled. Fig. 2 is a view of the opposite side ofthe detachable stock portion of the receiver. Fig. 3 is a view of theinner side of the barrel portion of the receiver detached. Fig. 4 is arear elevation of the part shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a front elevationof the part shown in Fig. 2.

In this construction, as inmy former construction, the receiver isdivided longitudinally and vertically, so that one part thereof extendsrearwardly from the barrel, while the other part extends forwardly fromthe stock. These parts fit together and when assembled are held againstlateral displacement by the over-lapping of the ends. In the presentconstruction it is my purpose to increase the length of the over-lappingends so as to afford great rigidity. I also form the trigger guard onthat part of the receiver which is removable with the barrel, whereas inmy former patent this trigger guard is carried by the stock portion ofthe receiver. In the present construction I also hinge the trigger tothe removable barrel portion of the receiver. By thus separating thehammer and trigger, it is impossible when taking down the gun, to leavethe hammer cocked. This relieves the hammer spring of undue strain,increases its life, and avoids all danger of snapping the hammer fromits cocked position, when the gun is taken down.

A represents the removable barrel portion of the receiver, the sameconstituting one side plate therefor. B represents the removable barrelportion of the receiver, the same constituting the opposite side platetherefor.

C is the breech-block, similar to that shown Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed April 4, 1907.

Patented March 24, 1908.

Serial No. 366,297.

manner and pressed forward by the spring H.

I is a bolt, or equivalent fastening, arranged to pass through bothplates A and B and secure them when assembled.

J is a projection or tenon at the forward end of the part B, arranged totake into a cavity K in the opposite part. The stock portion is suitablyrecessed to receive the rear extension F of the opposite part.

L is a side projection or tenon on the stockpart, arranged to fit into asuitable cavity M on the opposite part. It is obvious to any mechanicskilled in this art, that the mere reversal of these tenons and recessesinvolves no substantial difference and is within the scope of thisinvention. It is also equally obvious that the formand arrangement ofthese projections or tenons is immaterial.

In assembling the gun, the separable parts are put togethersubstantially as described in my aforesaid patent, and the bolt I is setup to hold them in fixed engagement. It Wlll be observed that the barrelportion and stock portion of the receiver, when assembled, over-lap to avery considerable distance, and consequently are better able towithstand side strains. The length of the bearing also permits me toform the trigger guard integrally with the barrel portion, which, insome instances, and for the foregoing reasons, is a desirableconstruction. By this arrangement also the taking down of the gunaffords at once access to the hammer and trigger pivots and springs, forthe pur poses of cleaning and lubrication.

I have not shown or described the various parts of the cartridgehandling mechanism, since appropriate parts are shown and described indetail in my Patent Number 776,243, in which it will be seen that theaction Work is operated by a sliding action rod entering the receiver atits forward end.

said members together, a trigger carried by one of said separablemembers, and a handle carried by the other separable member, said hammerand trigger being separated When the gun is taken down, a portion of themember carrying the trigger overstanding a portion of the hammer whenthe gun is assembled.

LEVVIS L. HEPBURN. WVitnesses:

F. E. VIsEL, HERBERT P. GREENE.

